Neolithic Spearhead - DE.046 Origin: Egypt Circa: 6000 BC to 4000 BC Dimensions: 4.75" (12.1cm) high x 1.5" (3.8cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Neolithic Medium:  More »

Neolithic Spearhead - DE.046 Origin: Egypt Circa: 6000 BC to 4000 BC Dimensions: 4.75" (12.1cm) high x 1.5" (3.8cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Neolithic Medium: Flint Condition: Very Fine   « Less

Neolithic Spearhead - DE.047 Origin: Egypt Circa: 6000 BC to 4000 BC Dimensions: 5.6" (14.2cm) high Collection: Egyptian Style: Neolithic Medium: Flint Condition: Very  More »

Neolithic Spearhead - DE.047 Origin: Egypt Circa: 6000 BC to 4000 BC Dimensions: 5.6" (14.2cm) high Collection: Egyptian Style: Neolithic Medium: Flint Condition: Very Fine   « Less

Neolithic Doble Headed Axe - GD.121 Origin: Sinai Circa: 6000 BC to 4000 BC Dimensions: 4.25" (10.8cm) high Collection: Egyptian Style: Neolithic

Neolithic Doble Headed Axe - GD.121 Origin: Sinai Circa: 6000 BC to 4000 BC Dimensions: 4.25" (10.8cm) high Collection: Egyptian Style: Neolithic   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 6000 BC to 4000 BC Dimensions: 5.5" (14.0cm) high x 1.75" (4.4cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Neolithic Medium: Flint The creation of tools  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 6000 BC to 4000 BC Dimensions: 5.5" (14.0cm) high x 1.75" (4.4cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Neolithic Medium: Flint The creation of tools utilizing the natural environment is what distinguishes man from animal. What was once created using stone and wood has, over the centuries, evolved into metalworking and modern-day plastics. But it is the simplest tools, those carved from stone, which allowed mankind to conquer the natural environment and prosper. Holding this flint axe head in our hand, although it appears rough and crude, we are holding the nascent breath of the great civilization of Egypt. From such axe heads would eventually rise the pyramids. Tools allowed mankind to alter the natural settings and to create their own habitats. An axe head like this one, when tied securely to a wooden shaft, could be used to chop wood or to carve the meat of a fallen prey. This axe head represents the innate human drive to alter the environment, to innovate, and to create something stronger and more durable. It is in these earliest tools that we are able to witness the birth of civilization. From such tools, mankind learned to carve stones and rocks into new shapes and forms that suited the needs of the people, slowly evolving from primitive axe heads into pyramids and temples - (CK.0048)   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 6000 BC to 4000 BC Dimensions: 4.875" (12.4cm) high x 1.875" (4.8cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Neolithic Medium: Flint The creation of tools  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 6000 BC to 4000 BC Dimensions: 4.875" (12.4cm) high x 1.875" (4.8cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Neolithic Medium: Flint The creation of tools utilizing the natural environment is what distinguishes man from animal. What was once created using stone and wood has, over the centuries, evolved into metalworking and modern-day plastics. But it is the simplest tools, those carved from stone, which allowed mankind to conquer the natural environment and prosper. Holding this flint axe head in our hand, although it appears rough and crude, we are holding the nascent breath of the great civilization of Egypt. From such axe heads would eventually rise the pyramids. Tools allowed mankind to alter the natural settings and to create their own habitats. An axe head like this one, when tied securely to a wooden shaft, could be used to chop wood or to carve the meat of a fallen prey. This axe head represents the innate human drive to alter the environment, to innovate, and to create something stronger and more durable. It is in these earliest tools that we are able to witness the birth of civilization. From such tools, mankind learned to carve stones and rocks into new shapes and forms that suited the needs of the people, slowly evolving from primitive axe heads into pyramids and temples - (CK.0049)   « Less

In 2003 one inventory calculated that there were at least thirty-eight examples of such Bactrian idols known. Although the number of examples inventoried since that time has  More »

In 2003 one inventory calculated that there were at least thirty-eight examples of such Bactrian idols known. Although the number of examples inventoried since that time has increased, the total number of such Bactrian idols remains relatively small. Nine examples have been founded in southeastern Turkmenistan and two more in Pakistan. The discovery of a silver pin depicting a kaunakes-clad woman sitting on a small backed chair and of silver vessel depicting a second, similarly dressedfemalefigure,kneelingontheground,atthesiteof Gonurdepein Turkmenistansuggeststhattheoriginofsuchfiguresistobesoughtinthatarea Theelevenexamplesjustcited,althoughdiscoveredinarchaeologicalcontexts,werenotaccompaniedwithrelatedfindssufficienttodefinethenatureofthekneelingwomendepictedinthekaunakes.Althoughsomescholarsprefertoidentifyhemaselitemembersofthisearlysociety,otherscholars,notingtheircompellinmonumentality,suggestthesefemalefiguresaredepictionsofoneormoregoddesses.Indeed,theirfacesareimbuedwiththelookofdivineauthority.Theuseofdifferentcoloredstonesintheirforone’sattentioncomestoestontheirheaandface.Bactrian Composite Stone Idol LO.1293Origin:Central Asia Circa:2000BCto1800BCDimensions:4.75(12.1cm)highx3.4(8.6cm)wide Collection:Near Eastern Art Style:Bactrian Medium: Stone Condition: Very Fine   « Less

Achaemenid Gold Rhyton -LO.1326Origin:Persia Circa:500BCto400BCDimensions: 3.1" (7.9cm) high x 2.9" (7.4cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Art Style:Achaemenid Medium: Gold

Achaemenid Gold Rhyton -LO.1326Origin:Persia Circa:500BCto400BCDimensions: 3.1" (7.9cm) high x 2.9" (7.4cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Art Style:Achaemenid Medium: Gold   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 4000 BC to 3000 BC Dimensions: 5.875" (14.9cm) high x 4.25" (10.8cm) wide Catalogue: V1 Collection: Egyptian Style: Predynastic Medium:  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 4000 BC to 3000 BC Dimensions: 5.875" (14.9cm) high x 4.25" (10.8cm) wide Catalogue: V1 Collection: Egyptian Style: Predynastic Medium: Granite Beautifully carved and with elegant lines, this granite vase must have held rare ointments or oils in the tomb of some ancient person of prominence. Since the earliest predynastic times, the nobility of Egypt had favored vessels carved from stone. The simplicity of this piece gives it a timeless appeal. We delight in its pure form, as its original owner no doubt did many millennia ago. - (PF.0046)   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 4000 BC to 3000 BC Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high x 1.25" (3.2cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Predynastic Medium: Rock Crystal Rock crystal is a  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 4000 BC to 3000 BC Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high x 1.25" (3.2cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Predynastic Medium: Rock Crystal Rock crystal is a variety of clear, colorless quartz that is considered a semiprecious gemstone. Due to both its beauty and ease of cutting, it has frequently been employed in art and jewelry since the earliest days of history. Sometimes it is used to imitate diamonds. In Ancient Egypt, rock crystal was mined in the Western part of the kingdom. The stone was used in jewelry, and rock crystal beads appear quite frequently in tombs finds, laying alongside the remains of the deceased. To heighten the illusion of naturalism, ancient sculptors commonly inlaid the eyes of their works with rock crystal. This magnificent vial shows that rock crystal was also used by itself. Here, the stone has been carved into a tiny container which would have once held some precious substance such as oil or fragrant perfume. While the valuable contents has long since disappeared with the ages, the vial still sparkles with the luminosity of a diamond. - (X.0628)   « Less

Shallow Bowl Made From Fossilised Conglomerate - LO.656 Origin: Egypt Circa: 3600 BC to 2600 BC Dimensions: 6 " (15.2cm) depth Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Medium:  More »

Shallow Bowl Made From Fossilised Conglomerate - LO.656 Origin: Egypt Circa: 3600 BC to 2600 BC Dimensions: 6 " (15.2cm) depth Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Medium: Fossilised Conglomer   « Less